LOS ANGELES (Aug. 30, 2012) – The field of 32 of the most talented unsigned mixed martial artists in the world has been finalized for THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER® FRIDAYS which begins Friday, September 14, on FX with a special two-hour premiere airing at 9 PM ET/PT.

Similar to the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter® on FX, this upcoming season will run for 13 consecutive weeks, airing Friday nights at 10 PM ET/PT. The eventual season winner – who will be crowned at the live finale on Saturday, Dec. 15 on FX, will receive a six-figure contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization.

As previously announced, former interim UFC heavyweight champion Shane Carwin and top contender and previous TUF™ winner Roy Nelson serve as coaches this season. The bitter rivals – who have already taken their feud public - will also collide in the eagerly awaited main event of the Las Vegas finale.

“Carwin and Nelson are two guys who just can’t stand each other and Roy and I haven’t exactly seen eye to eye either - he’s been a nightmare for me to work with on this show with all his stupid BS,” said UFC president Dana White.

Chuck Saftler, Executive Vice President, FX Networks said, “We feel that the rivalry between these two guys is going to create a season filled with fireworks and high drama, and we already know we can count on Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta, Craig Borsari and Craig Piligian to bring the highest quality product to UFC fans, so we couldn’t be more pumped about the upcoming season.”

The list of finalists who will now attempt to fight their way on the show was trimmed from more than 60 invited fighters; 29 of the 170 lbs welterweight fighters seeking to cash in on the opportunity of a lifetime are from the United States, two are from Canada while one is Brazilian.

On Sept. 14, the season will kick-off with 16 gripping elimination fights. The winners in the elimination round, or “Fight In,” will become official cast members and earn their way into The Ultimate Fighter house in Las Vegas where cameras will document their activity before and after their training and fights. The 16 winners will be drafted into opposing teams of eight by Carwin and eight by Nelson.

Each team will train at the TUF gym and reside in the TUF house together for the duration of the season. Winners will advance in the tournament until ultimately, one man is crowned THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER.

Lionsgate's Texas Chainsaw 3D continues the legendary story of the homicidal Sawyer family, picking up where Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic left off in Newt, Texas, where for decades people went missing without a trace. The townspeople long suspected the Sawyer family, owners of a local barbeque pit, were somehow responsible. Their suspicions were finally confirmed one hot summer day when a young woman escaped the Sawyer house following the brutal murders of her four friends. Word around the small town quickly spread, and a vigilante mob of enraged locals surrounded the Sawyer stronghold, burning it to the ground and killing every last member of the family – or so they thought.

Decades later and hundreds of miles away from the original massacre, a young woman named Heather learns that she has inherited a Texas estate from a grandmother she never knew she had. After embarking on a road trip with friends to uncover her roots, she finds she is the sole owner of a lavish, isolated Victorian mansion. But her newfound wealth comes at a price as she stumbles upon a horror that awaits her in the mansion’s dank cellars…

Today in Tokyo, Konami showed off its brand new Fox Engine with a demonstration. The engine's demo ran footage of something called Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes.The thing is, this is not just a tech demo. This is an upcoming, new, open-world Metal Gear Solid game."This announcement is a challenge from Kojima Productions to the world," said Hideo Kojima.The footage showed off how the engine can handle weather (like rain) as well as clothing textures and lighting.In the demo, Snake crawled to avoid some searchlights. After a quick stealth kill, he hopped in a jeep and called in a helicopter for evac. The concept behind Ground Zeroes is that this is a "Game without Game Over".So even if a player is discovered in this stealth title, the game isn't about to end. Instead, it's just getting started. Here, it sounds like Kojima Productions is adding a new spin to the sneaking genre—a genre the developer is a master of—by making more of a game out of the escape itself and allowing players to do things like radio in for support. The demo seemed to indicate that Ground Zeroes wants players to do much more than simply run and hide."Sounds like MG, but the scale & atmosphere... Wow," tweeted game localizer Mark MacDonald of 8-4.The demo was running on a PC at current-gen specs, and its wow-factor seemed to impress those in attendance. It's also been designed with the Xbox 360 and PS3 in mind.The Fox Engine, however, isn't only for current gen. Konami is positioning the Fox Engine for both Cloud gaming and next gen consoles.Konami prohibited photography of the demo during this event, but you can see the first images below.

Nokia is coming out with a phone for Windows 8 next week, but in the meantime, here's the first look at a WP8 phone—one made by Samsung!--from Microsoft's blog.At first glance, we thought the phone looked like a Galaxy S III, but after looking at these shots from the MS blog, this looks like something else. It's officially called the ATIV S, and has some impressive specs. A 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED Gorilla Glass 2 screen, 1.5Ghz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, 16 or 32GB storage, and a 2300mAh battery—just a bit bigger than the 2100mAh on the GSIII.

Looks-wise, it's... OK. Decent. But it's not as sleek and good-looking as the Galaxy S III. Its design just isn't as clean. Nokia's definitely got some competition, which is a good thing, but it would be even better if this thing were just drop dead gorgeous. For all the pics, head over to the Microsoft blog. [Microsoft]

Big, big news. ABC is going to make a S.H.I.E.L.D. show and Joss Whedon is going to write (and possibly direct) the pilot! Commence freak out.Deadline is reporting that ABC has given the go-ahead to begin work on Whedon's show about S.H.I.E.L.D., the top secret organization that flies around in an invisible aircraft carrier. Many people had suspected this would happen after the copious marketing behind the S.H.I.E.L.D.-centric short Marvel film, Item 47. And Deadline says the series will continue it's growing focus on the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Whedon's brother Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen will be joining Whedon on this project. Plus the big guy might direct the pilot (here's hoping). No word on when we'll see this pilot, or who has been cast. Or even who the main characters will be, since Samuel L. Jackson is unlikely to star in a weekly TV series.

Last week, Lucasfilm (the parent company of LucasArts) secretly registered several “Star Wars: First Assault” domain names like StarWarsFirstAssault.com. It was suspected that the names had something to do with a yet-to-be announced video game project.

More information has surfaced in recent days in the way of two new trademark applications submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. On August 23, 2012, Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. filed trademarks for “First Assault” (Serial Number: 85711610) and “Star Wars: First Assault” (Serial Number: 85711618).

Both applications cover the same goods and services which, among other things, includes “Entertainment services provided on-line by means of global and local area networks, namely, providing interactive computer games and interactive video games.”

Here’s a look at the full list of goods and services in each filing:

International Class: 009Class Status: ActiveInteractive entertainment software and accompanying instruction manuals sold as a unit, namely, computer game software and manuals sold as a unit, video game software and manuals sold as a unit; video game software, computer game software, and pre-recorded compact discs and DVDs featuring games, films, animation, music, computer game software, and video game software; downloadable video game software and downloadable computer game software; computer game software for use on mobile and cellular phonesBasis: 1(b)First Use Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)First Use in Commerce Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)

International Class: 041Class Status: ActiveEntertainment services provided on-line by means of global and local area networks, namely, providing interactive computer games and interactive video games, all on-line by means of global and local area networks; providing news and information in the field of entertainment relating to interactive computer game software and interactive video game software over an electronic network; fan club servicesBasis: 1(b)First Use Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)First Use in Commerce Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)

International Class: 045Class Status: ActiveOnline social networking servicesBasis: 1(b)First Use Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)First Use in Commerce Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)

While little is still known about “Star Wars: First Assault”, the trademark filings offer more insight.

Showtime has launched the new season of its animated webisode series Dexter Early Cuts: All in the Family is now available via this link.A new episode of the webisode series will premiere online every week, leading up to Dexter's seventh season premiere on September 30th at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME.Narrated by series star and executive producer Michael C. Hall, written by Dexter producer Scott Reynolds and illustrated by celebrated comic book artist David Mack ("Daredevil," "Kabuki"), the web series gives Dexter fans an early look at the life of America's favorite serial killer with storylines that predate the series.Early Cuts: All in the Family continues to tell important stories from Dexter Morgan's past – this season written thematically to tie-in to the season six cliffhanger, as Dexter reflects back on other instances where his sister, Deb, has sensed his darkness.

Telltale Games confirmed to IGN today that The Walking Dead: Episode Three – Long Road Ahead will release in North America tomorrow, Tuesday, August 28th on PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade, PC and Mac Wednesday, August 29th. Telltale also confirmed that The Walking Dead: Episode Two – Starved for Help, will release on Apple's App Store this Wednesday, August 29th.The PSN version will cost $4.99, but can be downloaded as a part of the PSN Season Pass option for $19.99 which includes all five episodes. The XBLA version will cost 400 MS Points as DLC within the original The Walking Dead XBLA release. PC/MAC players can buy the five-episode Season Pass for $24.99 (no ala carte) on the Telltale Games Store, or on Steam, Origin, Amazon PC Downloads, GameStop, and GameFly for the same $24.99 price.

Ubisoft has released a new video about Assassin's Creed third Created as a Behind the Scenes video,Ubisoft tells us some new details about the game.

Sun Assassin's Creed III will provide approximately 30 hours of gameplay and cutscenes 2 ½ hours. In the following video speak not only developers of Ubisoft Assassin's Creed 3, but some historians and even former soldiers.

August 2012 News

Big News! I was casted in a small part of The Hospital; a new horror film that will be the sickest and most twisted paranormal movie to date. Constance, ThePauseMenu's Graphic Designer, is the films lead protagonist. Very Cool Stuff. We'll keep you updated.